April 12, 2023
Surface Transportation Board Members Visit R. J. Corman Railroad Group
This past Tuesday, April 11, R. J. Corman Railroad Group had the honor of hosting a visit from members of the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the independent federal agency charged with the economic regulation of various transportation modes, primarily freight rail.
STB members visiting included Chairman Martin J. Oberman, Vice Chairman Karen J. Hedlund, Member Patrick J. Fuchs, Member Michelle A. Schultz, and Attorney Advisor Jetta Sandin.
The group met with R. J. Corman Railroad Group’s officials and toured R. J. Corman Railroad Company’s Lexington Yard, part of the R. J. Corman Railroad Company Central Kentucky Lines’ (RJCC) network, a longstanding partnership with CSX. They discussed the line’s freight and mechanical activity, growth the line has experienced since R. J. Corman began operations, the upcoming plans to expand the yard, and the company’s 50th Anniversary. They later visited and toured the company’s Nicholasville, KY headquarters.
R. J. Corman Railroad Group officials Ed Quinn R. J. Corman Railroad Group President and CEO, Ray Goss R. J. Corman Railroad Company President, Justin Broyles R. J. Corman Railroad Group Executive VP Commercial Affairs, R. J. Corman Railroad Group Group VP of Operations John Langston, R. J. Corman Railroad Group CFO Michael Donfris, R. J. Corman Railroad Group AVP of Commercial Development Railroads Shannon Drown, R. J. Corman Railroad Group Commercial Development Manager April Colyer, R. J. Corman Railroad Group Director of Government Affairs William Downey, R. J. Corman Railroad Company VP of Mechanical Todd Comer, R. J. Corman Railroad Company VP of Engineering Ed Quillian, R. J. Corman Railroad Company VP of Transportation John Phillips, and R. J. Corman Railroad Company VP of Safety Jordan Sparr were part of the visit and helped host the group.
